Sam Bankman-Fried témoigne sans jury. Détails

• Sam Bankman-Fried a comparu à la barre jeudi dans le cadre de sa défense.
• SBF claimed he managed FTX in line with the company’s policies.
• Bankman-Fried has tried to blame some of his former colleagues for FTX’s collapse.

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took the stand to testify at his Thursday trial. However, in what has been considered a rare move, Judge Kaplan sent the jurors home to hear Bankman-Fried’s testimony and determine if it was admissible. Judge Kaplan aurait a révoqué le jury après que les procureurs ont terminé leur preuve et que la défense a présenté ses deux premiers témoins.

Bankman-Fried was questioned about the data retention policies and FTX regulatory issues. He was also quizzed about the communications systems used by his trading firm, Alameda Research, and crypto exchange, FTX. Bankman-Fried said he believes messaging platforms like Slack and Signal align with FTX’s policies. However, prosecutors claimed he encouraged his employees to use these apps to cover their tracks.

Sam Bankman-Fried explained that he only began using the encrypted messaging app Signal after receiving approval from FTX counsel Daniel Friedberg. However, SBF said he never sought counsel to use Signal’s auto-delete feature.

Lorsqu'on lui a demandé d'expliquer la suppression des messages sur Signal, SBF a affirmé que Friedberg avait autorisé une politique de conservation des documents qui impliquait uniquement les e-mails et non les autres modes de communication.

He explained that there were “meetings [with internal and external lawyers] to decide which channels would fall into which categories”, and that only “informal chatter for conversation” was set to auto-delete.

JUSTIN:

Sam Bankman-Fried dit qu'il pensait qu'il était légal de transférer les fonds des clients de FTX via Alameda Research.

– BaleineFUD (@WhaleFUD) 26 octobre 2023

Additionally, Sam Bankman-Fried said he believes his management of FTX complied with the exchange’s terms of service, which permitted Alameda to borrow money from FTX customers “in many circumstances.”

Prosecutors charged SBF with cheating clients by taking $10 billion out of their accounts without authorization, which resulted in an $8 billion hole in FTX’s balance sheet when the company crashed last November.

Several former FTX executives have testified about Bankman-Fried’s alleged involvement in the illegal activities at FTX. Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison claimed during her day-long testimony that she had collaborated with Bankman-Fried to steal FTX customers’ funds and use them for Alameda investments. Another FTX executive, Gary Wang, admitted to FTX’s wrongdoing.

SBF a plaidé non coupable pour chacune des sept allégations pénales portées contre lui. Avant témoigner on Thursday, Bankman-Fried claimed that the executives who took control of FTX after its bankruptcy misinterpreted his plans for the company. Bankman-Fried has also tried to blame some of his former colleagues for FTX’s collapse.

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